Percussion Instruments

Percussion Instruments

1. Drum

   • • Composed of a cylindrical resonance box, covered by a membrane of different materials that covers theopening, it emits sounds when struck whit the hand or with two wooden cylinders called drumsticks

2. Triangle

   • • With a shard and idefinite sound, it is a metal triangle that is struck with a bar of the same material and is allowed to vibrate

3. Maracas

   • • Maracas were invented in pre-Columbian times in America, and consist of a spherical part filled with percussive particles, wich can be seeds or small stones

4. Tambourine

   • • It is a rigid frame made of wood or other material, round and covered by a thin and light membrene, into which small rattles or metal sheets are inserted as side bells

5. Campaign

   • • In the shape of an inverted cup and made of metal, just like church bells or other urban settings

6. Marimba

   • • It is made up of wooden bars struck whit a hammer to reproduce the musical notes.

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